In the customer experience (CX) game, the last best experience sets the bar for the next. Businesses that are successful at meeting and exceeding their customers’ expectations are hearing glowing testimonials like: “This brand makes valuable information directly available.” “The salesperson recommended the perfect solution.” “How did the brand know exactly what I was looking…
Month: September 2022
Celebrating Five Years of AI Breakthroughs from Our Montreal Research Lab
French translation (Lire la version française) Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the core of our work, helping to improve our existing products and serving as a foundation for innovative new applications. As we build for the metaverse — the next iteration of the internet which we believe will have a significant impact on education, health…
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25206
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25206 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR The build includes changes to SMB authentication rate limiter behavior. We’ve got a few changes and improves including making the updated “Open with” dialog available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel, some updates for Dynamic Refresh…
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.601 and 22622.601
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.601 and Build 22622.601 (KB5017384) to the Beta Channel. Build 22622.601 = New features rolling out. Build 22621.601 = New features off by default. As a reminder, Insiders who landed in the group with new features turned off by default (Build 22621.xxxx) can…
Tech Trends: Windows PCs help Microsoft meet its commitments to sustainability
When consumers are choosing PCs to buy, they’re looking not only at the device itself, but also at its environmental impact. Check out the latest episode of “Tech Trends” below, which takes a look at how Microsoft and its Windows 11 device partners are addressing sustainability objectives throughout the design, use and end-of-life management of…
Updated Photos app for Windows 11 begins rolling out to Windows Insiders
Hello Windows Insiders, As Panos mentioned in his blog post yesterday, we will be releasing an update to the Photos app in Windows 11 that introduces a new photos-managing experience. We are beginning to roll a preview of this update for the Photos app to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel today. This means not…
Microsoft’s Tax Calculation helps automate tax scenarios
Financial management is in the midst of a transformative moment. The global operating environment of business today is increasingly complex and prone to turbulence from numerous sources. New business models are disrupting the status quo and challenging the idea of how products and services are delivered and experienced. Finance leaders are assuming greater responsibilities in…
Available today: The Windows 11 2022 Update
Today, the Windows 11 2022 Update rolls out in 190+ countries. The last few years have brought enduring changes in the ways we live, work and learn, with the PC playing a more critical role in our daily lives. Online options that didn’t previously exist for meetings, appointments, everyday tasks and access to entertainment emerged…
Deploy your Amazon EKS Clusters Locally on AWS Outposts
I am pleased to announce the availability of local clusters for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) on AWS Outposts. It means that starting today, you can deploy your Amazon EKS cluster entirely on Outposts: both the Kubernetes control plane and the nodes. Amazon EKS is a managed Kubernetes service that makes it easy for…
How to get the Windows 11 2022 Update
Today, Panos Panay announced the release and availability of the Windows 11 2022 Update, the latest version of Windows 11. Windows is a key component of how more than a billion people connect, learn, play and work. In this blog I’ll share how to get the 2022 Update (also known as Windows 11, version 22H21), details…